ECT cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session: from $658.35 to $6,280.00, with a median of $794.50. The lowest price is at Carilion New River Valley Medical Center (Christiansburg) and 2 other hospitals. The highest price is 9.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $794.50, is 26% below the US median of $1,074.00.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($877.34).
- Virginia ranks 10th of 36 states by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 90870. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$658.35Carilion New River Valley Medical Center + 2 more
Median$794.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$6,280.00in Virginia
Lowest saves$136.15vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center lowest Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB ECT | $658.35 | $1,881.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital lowest Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB ECT | $658.35 | $1,881.00 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital lowest Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB ECT | $658.35 | $1,881.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC Ect | $746.40 | $1,244.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ect Treatment | $794.50 | $1,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ect Treatment | $794.50 | $1,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ect Treatment | $794.50 | $1,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ect Treatment | $794.50 | $1,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Ect Treatment | $794.50 | $1,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Ect Treatment | $794.50 | $1,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ect Treatment | $794.50 | $1,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Ect Treatment | $794.50 | $1,589.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Ect Treatment | $822.00 | $1,644.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Ect Treatment | $822.00 | $1,644.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Ect Treatment | $966.50 | $1,933.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY | $1,130.00 | $2,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY | $1,130.00 | $2,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY | $1,130.00 | $2,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY | $1,130.00 | $2,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC ELECTROSHOCK THERAPY | $1,130.00 | $2,260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Medical Center Roanoke · Roanoke, VA ECT WITH MONITORING | $6,280.00 | $6,280.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 6 | $794.50 | $794.50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 6 | $794.50 | $1,130.00 |
| Roanoke, VA | 3 | $658.35 | $658.35 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 1 | $658.35 | $658.35 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $822.00 | $822.00 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $822.00 | $822.00 |
| Richmond, VA | 1 | $746.40 | $746.40 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $966.50 | $966.50 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $794.50 | $794.50 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What ECT is, what the price covers and why prices differ: ECT explained.
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), one session in other states
- Alabama$977.00
- Alaska$3,114.82, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$935.28
- Arkansas$298.75
- California$2,401.00
- Colorado$4,647.26
- Connecticut$2,118.00, 3 hospitals
- District of Columbia$663.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$1,379.30
- Georgia$3,334.69
- Idaho$2,396.14, 4 hospitals
- Illinois$904.50
- Indiana$1,269.90
- Iowa$842.62
- Kansas$3,395.17, 4 hospitals
- Kentucky$905.87
- Louisiana$523.20
- Maine$1,011.75
- Maryland$6,714.18, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$1,019.63
- Michigan$827.45
- Minnesota$567.82
- Mississippi$352.59
- Missouri$1,298.48
- Montana$1,049.86, 2 hospitals
- Nebraska$585.66
- Nevada$3,770.00, 1 hospital
- New Hampshire$2,595.50
- New Jersey$587.81
- New Mexico$1,265.16, 2 hospitals
- New York$861.94
- North Carolina$1,804.50
- North Dakota$957.60
- Ohio$1,353.00
- Oklahoma$730.74
- Oregon$1,341.30
- Pennsylvania$1,262.40
- Rhode Island$342.30, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$1,370.20
- South Dakota$1,535.20, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$785.96
- Texas$1,052.70
- Utah$3,953.27
- Vermont$873.18, 2 hospitals
- Washington$840.99
- West Virginia$809.00
- Wisconsin$731.25
- Wyoming$1,362.58, 1 hospital
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.